Could This be an Anal Fissure?

Hi,

I'm 36 years old male, never had any health problems in the past.

Something is going on with my anus for almost two years and I didn't visited any doctors yet due to my health anxiety. I will appreciate if people with anal fissure read my post and inform me what they think about my symptoms.

In the late 2016 I noticed one drop of red blood in the toilet after a bowel movement. After that everything was fine until April 2017 when pain inside anus started after every bowel movement. It was delayed pain which starts one hour after BM and lasts for the next few hours. 

In May 2017 there was a few drops of fresh blood in the toilet and some on the toilet paper after wiping. 

In the same time I noticed some white mucus attached on the top of my stools (on the first piece of stool which comes out). Since then I have some mucus with every bowel movement and that's what worries me the most.

I had delayed anal pain after BM from April to October. A few hours of pain every day. During that period there was no blood in the toilet but small amounts of red blood on the stool surface. That happened 2-3 times only.

In April 2018 pain after BM started again, but now it is less intensive, and not delayed but it starts after BM and lasts for 30 min to a few hours. During some days there is no pain at all, some days are with discomfort, pain etc.

Since all this started I'm obsessed with my stool, blood, mucus, so I examine my stool with a torch. On that way I noticed tinny streaks of blood in mucus. That's makes my to think that I have some serious illness. Without a torch I wouldn't noticed it at all.

I checked my anus with a mirror. On its opening, inside but on the very beginning skin looks red and inflamed. Its on the position where 95% of fissures occurs but I don't see any cuts or wounds so I don't know if that could be a fissure. I expect a fissure to be easy noticeable, not microscopic. Just red, skin with a small bump near it which could be a hemorrhoid. Inside my anus, just above that red skin (2 cm or so inside), is the painful spot. Also I think I spotted an internal hemorrhoid, looks like those pics from the internet. 

I don't feel ill, didn't had any diarrhea, fever, have 2 bowel movements a day, I'm a little bit underweight but maintain the same weight for the last 3-4 years. I eat pretty well and exercise occasionally, but also sitting for prolonged periods due to my job.

So, symptoms I have are: pain after bowel movement, mucus in stool, tinny amounts of red blood in that mucus.

Do any of people with anal fissure have mucus in stool? Did you ever noticed some blood in it? Do you think I could have a fissure or more serious illness?

Thank you!

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